Does a cat catch a mouse in this puzzle? sometimes Did bad luck happen to a cat?nearly always the mouse? not usually Was the stone in question stationary? no - but that might be misleading did it move at any point? yes but again, possibly misleading

Is the mayhem more along the lines of all the chaos and destruction that is caused by Tom's efforts to get Jerry? YES Was a stone featured in a cartoon? no. explore type of stone Did Tom experience bad luck? yes but explore "bad luck" Jerry? see previous answer!

What about the stone is relevant: what it's made of? THIS ONE. Explore. its exact size? where it is? its weight? None of these are relevant.Is it a real stone? does it actually exist somewhere in the world? The "stone" is a real thing and there are many in existence around the world.

Is it a precious stone? a semi-precious stone?Usually classified as this

By John Morahan (Wunderland) on Monday, April 11, 2005 - 02:08 pm:

I meant, is it really a stone, as opposed to, say, one of the Rolling Stones or something I see what you mean! Sorry !Is it a gemstone? Yes. See answer to Pandora's question above. set in a piece of jewellery? Can be but irrelevant.Is it a quartz crystal? No. in a watch? No.Is it valuable? Not especially.

Would this semi precious stone be Jasper? as the origional name for Tom? and the bad luck is Jinx? as in the original name for Jerry and mayhem is caused when these two meet?

[Trixie] *********SPOILER********* Well done, Pandora! Absolutely spot on on both counts. The first cartoon to feature the characters of "Jasper" and "Jinx" was called "Puss Gets The Boot" first shown in 1940. The next cartoon made was in July 1941 and by that time the names had been changed to "Tom" and "Jerry". So, congratulations to Pandora and many thanks to all of you who contributed to my first puzzle. Trixie.